Multi-County, TexasSection 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus, Upshur and Wood Counties, Texas

The Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) will accept Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications for one day only on May 20, 2024 from 8:00 am, until 5:00 pm CT. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in September, 2023

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Families that have been terminated from ATCOG’s HCV program due to insufficient program funding

• Families participating in an educational internship program, defined as:
  • A family whose head of household, spouse, or co-head is a participant in an internship program of a public agency or non-profit within the PHA’s jurisdiction who is participating in that program for a minimum of 26 hours a week

• Working families defined as:
  • A family whose head of household, spouse, or co-head has worked at 9 months (defined as at least 1,365 hours) in the twelve months prior to being selected from the waiting list
  • A family whose head of household is elderly or disabled qualifies for the working preference
  • A family with both a head of household and either a spouse or co-head will qualify for the working preference only if both the head of household and spouse/co-head is either elderly or disabled

• Families in which the head of household or spouse / cohead is a veteran

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application

For more information: visit the ATCOG website

Sources: This information was verified by the ATCOG Facebook page on May 7, 2024